Journal article
Comparison of the Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Renal Transplant Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) are established modalities of coronary revascularization. Choosing between the two requires taking into consideration not only disease severity, patient characteristics, and expected outcomes but also adverse effects. One such adverse effect is acute kidney injury (AKI), especially when considering coronary revascularization in patients with renal transplant (RT). …
Authors
Taduru SS; Ramakrishnan M; Mustafa RA; Baweja PS
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 120, No. 7, pp. 1104–1109
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.047
ISSN
0002-9149